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     And now�察�the last Sunday was come�察�and the last service。                  I was often 

on the point of melting into tears during the sermon ´ the last I was to hear 

from him�此      �the best   I should hear   from anyone�察�I   was well   assured。            It 

was   over   ´   the   congregation   were   departing�察  �and   I   must   follow。    I   had 

then seen him�察�and heard his voice�察�too�察�probably for the last time。                  In the 

churchyard�察�Matilda was pounced upon by the two Misses Green。                          They 

had many inquiries to make about her sister�察�and I know not what besides。 

I only wished they would have done�察�that we might hasten back to Horton 

Lodge�此     �I   longed    to  seek   the   retirement    of  my    own    room�察   �or  some 

sequestered   nook   in   the   grounds�察  �that   I   might   deliver   myself   up   to   my 

feelings ´ to weep my last farewell�察�and lament my false hopes and vain 

delusions。      Only      this  once�察   �and   then   adieu    to  fruitless   dreaming     ´ 

thenceforth�察  �only   sober�察  �solid�察  �sad   reality   should   occupy   my   mind。   But 

while I thus resolved�察�a low voice close beside me said ´ 'I suppose you are 

going this week�察�Miss Grey��'            'Yes��' I replied。    I was very much startled�察�

and    had    I  been   at  all  hysterically     inclined�察  �I  certainly    should    have 

committed myself in some way then。               Thank God�察�I was not。 

     'Well��' said Mr。 Weston�察�'I want to bid you good´bye ´ it is not likely I 

shall see you again before you go。' 

     'Good´bye�察�Mr。 Weston��' I said。           Oh�察�how I struggled to say it calmly� �

I gave him my hand。          He retained it a few seconds in his。 

     'It  is  possible    we    may    meet    again��'   said   he�察 �'will   it  be  of   any 

consequence to you whether we do or not��' 

     'Yes�察�I should be very glad to see you again。' 

     I COULD say no less。          He kindly pressed my hand�察�and went。               Now�察�

I was happy again ´ though more inclined to burst into tears than ever。                    If 

I   had   been   forced   to   speak   at   that   moment�察  �a   succession   of   sobs   would 

have inevitably ensued�察�and as it was�察�I could not keep the water out of my 

eyes。    I   walked   along     with   Miss   Murray�察    �turning   aside   my   face�察  �and 

neglecting to notice several successive remarks�察�till she bawled out that I 

was either deaf or stupid�察�and then ��having recovered my self´possession���察�

as one awakened from a fit of abstraction�察�I suddenly looked up and asked 

what she had been saying。 



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       CHAPTER XXI ´ THE SCHOOL 



     I LEFT Horton Lodge�察�and went to join my mother in our new abode 

at A´。    I  found   her  well   in   health�察 �resigned   in   spirit�察 �and   even   cheerful�察�

though subdued and sober�察�in her general demeanour。                 We had only three 

boarders and half a dozen day´pupils to commence with�察�but by due care 

and diligence we hoped ere long to increase the number of both。 

     I set myself with befitting energy to discharge the duties of this new 

mode     of   life。  I  call  it  NEW�察    �for  there   was�察  �indeed�察   �a  considerable 

difference between working with my mother in a school of our own�察�and 

working as a hireling among strangers�察�despised and trampled upon by old 

and young�察�and for the first few weeks I was by no means unhappy。                     'It is 

possible   we   may  meet   again��'   and   'will   it   be   of   any  consequence to   you 

whether we do or not��' ´ Those words still rang in my ear and rested on my 

heart�此   �they were my secret solace and support。             'I shall see him again。 ´ 

He will come�察�or he will write。'           No promise�察�in fact�察�was too bright or 

too extravagant for Hope to whisper in my ear。               I did not believe half of 

what   she   told   me�此  �I   pretended   to   laugh   at   it   all�察  �but   I   was   far   more 

credulous than   I   myself   supposed�察  �otherwise�察 �why  did   my  heart   leap   up 

when a knock was heard at the front door�察�and the maid�察�who opened it�察�

came to tell my mother a gentleman wished to see her�拭�and why was I out 

of humour for the rest of the day�察�because it proved to be a music´master 

come to offer his services to our school�拭�and what stopped my breath for a 

moment�察�when the postman having brought a couple of letters�察�my mother 

said�察�'Here�察�Agnes�察�this is for you��' and threw one of them to me�拭�and what 

made   the   hot   blood   rush   into   my   face   when   I   saw   it   was   directed   in   a 

gentleman's   hand�拭  �and   why   ´   oh�   �why  did   that   cold�察  �sickening   sense   of 

disappointment fall upon me�察�when I had torn open the cover and found it 

was   ONLY   a      letter   from   Mary�察  �which�察  �for  some   reason     or   other�察 �her 

husband had directed for her�拭�

     Was it then come to this ´ that I should be DISAPPOINTED to receive 

a   letter  from    my   only   sister�此  �and    because    it  was   not   written   by   a 



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comparative stranger�拭        �Dear Mary� �and she had written it so kindly ´ and 

thinking I should be so pleased to have it�  � I was not worthy to read it� �

And I believe�察�in my indignation against myself�察�I should have put it aside 

till   I   had   schooled   myself   into   a better   frame   of   mind�察 �and   was   become 

more deserving of the honour and privilege of its perusal�此               �but there was 

my mother looking on�察�and wishful to know what news it contained�察�so I 

read it and delivered it to her�察�and then went into the schoolroom to attend 

to the pupils�此    �but amidst the cares of copies and sums ´ in the intervals of 

correcting   errors   here�察  �and   reproving   derelictions   of   duty   there�察  �I   was 

inwardly taking myself to task with far sterner severity。              'What a fool you 

must be��' said my head to my heart�察�or my sterner to my softer self�察 � 'how 

could you ever dream that he would write to you�拭                  �What grounds have 

you for such a hope ´ or that he will see you�察�or give himself any trouble 

about   you   ´   or   even   think   of   you   again��' 'What   grounds��'   ´   and   then 

Hope set before me that last�察�short interview�察�and repeated the words I had 

so faithfully treasured in my memory。            'Well�察�and what was there in that�拭�

´ Who ever hung his hopes upon so frail a twig�拭              �What was there in those 

words     that  any   common      acquaintance      might   not   say   to  another�拭   �Of 

course�察�it was possible you might meet again�此               �he might have said so if 

you    had    been   going    to   New    Zealand�察    �but  that   did   not   imply    any 

INTENTION of seeing you ´ and then�察�as to the question that followed�察�

anyone might ask that�此        �and how did you answer�拭 � Merely with a stupid�察�

commonplace reply�察�such as you would have given to Master Murray�察�or 

anyone   else   you   had   been   on   tolerably   civil   terms   with。'   'But�察  �then��' 

persisted   Hope�察  �'the   tone   and   manner   in   which   he   spoke。'   'Oh�察  �that   is 

nonsense� �he always speaks impressively�察�and at that moment there were 

the Greens and Miss Matilda Murray just before�察�and other people passing 

by�察�and he was obliged to stand close beside you�察�and to speak very low�察�

unless he wished everybody to hear what he said�察�which ´ though it was 

nothing at all particular ´ of course�察�he would rather not。'            But then�察�above 

all�察�that emphatic�察�yet gentle pressure of the hand�察�which seemed to say�察�

'TRUST  me��'   and   many  other things   besides   ´  too delightful�察 �almost   too 

flattering�察�to be repeated even to one's self。          'Egregious folly ´ too absurd 

to require contradiction ´ mere inventions of the imagination�察�which you 



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ought to be ashamed of。           If you would but consider your own unattractive 

exterior�察  �your   unamiable   reserve�察  �your   foolish   diffidence   ´   which   must 

make you appear cold�察�dull�察�awkward�察�and perhaps ill´tempered too�察 � if 

you had but rightly considered these from the beginning�察�you would never 

have   harboured   such   presumptuous   thoughts�此             �and   now   that   you   have 

been so foolish�察�pray repent and amend�察�and let us have no more of it��' 

     I cannot say that I implicitly obeyed my own injunctions�此                      �but such 

reasoning as this became   more and more effective as time wore on�察�and 

nothing was seen or heard of Mr。 Weston�察�until�察�at last�察�I gave up hoping�察�

for   even   my   heart   acknowledged   it   was   all   in   vain。     But   still�察  �I   would 

think of him�此      �I would cherish his image in my mind�察�and treasure every 

word�察�look�察�and gesture that my memory could retain�察�and brood over his 

excellences   and   his   peculiarities�察  �and�察  �in   fact�察  �all   I   had   seen�察  �heard�察  �or 

imagined respecting him。 

     'Agnes�察  �this   sea   air   and   change   of   scene   do   you   no   good�察  �I   think�此  �I 

never saw you look so wretched。                It must be that you sit too much�察�and 

allow the cares of the schoolroom to worry you。                   You must learn to take 

things   easy�察  �and   to be   more   active   and   cheerful�察  �you   must take   exercise 

whenever you can get it�察�and leave the most tiresome duties to me�此       �

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